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Events Affecting CTA Service Beginning the Weekend of February 3-5

February 3, 2012

Blue Line – Events Affecting Service

Late Night Single Track Operation between Clark/Lake and Damen

From 10:30 p.m. Friday, February 3 until 6 a.m. the following morning, all late night Blue Line trains will be routed to operate on the southbound (to Forest Park) tracks between the Damen and Clark/Lake stations, as crews continue to install station lighting at the Division, Chicago and Grand stations.

Northbound (to O’Hare) customers at the Division, Chicago and Grand stations must board and exit trains from the southbound (to Forest Park) side of the platform.

Saturday Night – Affecting Southbound (to Forest Park) Trains

From 9 p.m. Saturday, February 4 until 7 a.m. the following morning, southbound (to Forest Park) customers at the Grand, Chicago and Division stations must board and exit trains from the northbound (to O’Hare) side of the platform.

From 10:30 p.m. Monday, February 6 until 4 a.m. the following morning and then again from 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 7 until 4 a.m. the following morning, southbound (to Forest Park) customers at the Grand, Chicago and Division stations must board and exit trains from the northbound (to O’Hare) side of the platform.

From 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 8 until 4 a.m. the following morning and then again from 10:30 p.m. Thursday, February 9 until 4 a.m. the following morning, northbound (to O’Hare) customers at the Division, Chicago and Grand stations must board and exit trains from the southbound (to Forest Park) side of the platform.

Customers are advised to allow extra travel time. CTA operators will announce the direction of each train.

Red Line – Events Affecting Service

Late Night Single Track Operation between Grand and Cermak-Chinatown

All late night Red Line trains will be routed to operate on the southbound (to 95th/Dan Ryan) tracks between the Grand and Cermak-Chinatown stations from 11 p.m. Wednesday, February 8 until 4 a.m. the following morning and then again from 11 p.m. Thursday, February 9 until 4 a.m. the following morning, due to subway sewer cleaning work.

Northbound (to Howard) customers at the Lake, Monroe, Jackson, Harrison and Roosevelt stations must board and exit trains from the southbound (to 95th/Dan Ryan) side of the platform.

Customers are advised to allow extra travel time. CTA operators will announce the direction of each train.

New/Updated Changes in Bus Service

Currently in effect and extended until approximately 4 p.m. Friday, February 24, #24 Wentworth buses operating to 87th/Racine are being detoured due to the closure of Vincennes Avenue between 84th Street and Givins for sewer repair work.

Southbound #24 buses (operating to 87th/Racine) are traveling over the regular route along Vincennes to 83rd Street then are operating via 83rd Street, Princeton, Holland, 87th Street and are resuming the regular route west on 87th Street past Vincennes. Northbound #24 buses are traveling the reverse route.

Sewer Work Near 87th Street/Buffalo Detours Eastbound #87 87th Buses

Currently in effect until approximately 4 p.m. Wednesday, February 29, eastbound #87 87th buses are being detoured due to the closure of S. Buffalo Avenue between 87th and 88th streets for sewer work.

Eastbound #87 buses are traveling over the regular route along 87th Street to Buffalo then are operating via 87th Street, Mackinaw, 89th Street to Buffalo and then resume the regular route. Westbound #87 buses are not affected and are traveling over the regular route.

Building Demolition Work Detours Three Routes Near 79th Street/Union

Currently in effect until approximately 4 p.m. Thursday, February 9, #8 Halsted, #79 79th and #169 69th/UPS Express buses are being detoured due to the closure of 79th Street between Union and Green for demolition of a nearby building.

Southbound #8 buses are operating over the regular route along Halsted to 76th Street then are traveling via 76th Street, Vincennes, 79th Street, Emerald to the Halsted terminal before beginning northbound service. From the Halsted terminal, northbound #8 buses will travel the reverse route.

Westbound #79 buses are traveling over the regular route along 79th Street to Emerald then are operating via Emerald to the Halsted terminal to allow customers to board/alight buses. Westbound buses will depart from the Halsted terminal and travel via Halsted, 83rd Street, Racine to 79th and then resume the regular route. Eastbound #79 buses are traveling the reverse route.

Westbound #169 buses are operating over the regular route along Halsted to 76th Street then will travel via 76th Street, Racine to 79th Street and then resume the regular route.

Temporary Weekend Detour of #151 Sheridan Buses Near Union Station

From 8 a.m. Saturday, February 4 until approximately 5 a.m. Monday, February 6, #151 Sheridan buses will be detoured due to the closure of the bus lane on Adams between Clinton and Canal for fiber optic installation work.

Southbound #151 buses will travel over the regular route along Clinton past Adams to Jackson then will operate via Jackson to Canal before beginning northbound service. From Jackson/Canal, northbound #151 buses will travel east on Jackson over the regular route.

Ongoing Bus Service Changes

Currently in effect until approximately 6 p.m. Monday, April 30, #8 Halsted and #132 Goose Island Express buses are being detoured due to the closure of the North Halsted Bridge over the north branch of the Chicago River for repair work.

Northbound #8 buses are traveling over the regular route along Halsted to Chicago then are operating via Chicago, Larrabee, Division to Halsted and then resuming the regular route. Southbound #8 buses are traveling the reverse route.

Southbound #132 buses are operating over the regular route along North Branch to Division then are traveling via Division, Larrabee, Chicago to Halsted and then resuming the regular route. Northbound #132 buses are operating over the regular route along Halsted to Chicago then are traveling via Chicago, Larrabee, Division to Cherry and then resuming the regular route.

Service Adjustments Due to the Congress/Wacker Construction Project

Due to the Congress/Wacker Construction Project, Franklin Street between Harrison and Van Buren and Lower Wacker Drive between Randolph and Harrison are closed until May. As a result of these closures and other street reconfigurations, the following changes in bus service currently are in effect:

#11 Lincoln/Sedgwick

Northbound #11 Lincoln/Sedgwick buses are traveling over the regular route along Harrison to Canal then are operating via Canal, Jackson to Franklin and resuming the regular route. Southbound #11 buses are not affected and are traveling over the regular route.

The following temporary changes also have been made to bus stops served by northbound #11 buses:

Canal/Harrison: a far side stop has been added to service.

Canal/Jackson: a near side stop has been added to service.

Jackson at the Chicago River: a near side stop has been added to service.

404 W. Harrison: the mid-block stop has been removed from service.

Franklin/Van Buren: the far side stop has been removed from service.

#121 Union/Wacker Express

Northbound #121 Union/Wacker Express buses are operating over the regular route along Jackson past Wacker to Franklin then are traveling via Franklin, Lake, Post Place to Lower Wacker and then resuming the regular route.

Southbound #121 buses are operating over the regular route along Grand to Wabash then traveling via Wabash, Wacker, Franklin to Adams and then resuming the regular route.

#135 Clarendon/LaSalle Express

From Union Station, northbound #135 Clarendon/LaSalle Express buses are traveling south on Wacker to Jackson then are traveling east on Jackson past Franklin and resuming the regular route.

The following temporary changes have been made to bus stops served by northbound #135 buses:

Jackson/Franklin: a near side stop has been added to service.

Franklin/Jackson: the near side stop has been removed from service.

#136 Sheridan/LaSalle Express

From Union Station, northbound #136 Sheridan/LaSalle Express buses are operating south on Wacker to Van Buren then are traveling via Van Buren, Canal to Jackson and resuming the regular route.

The following temporary changes have been made to bus stops served by northbound #136 buses:

Jackson/Franklin: a near side stop has been added to service.

Franklin/Jackson: the near side stop has been removed from service.

#156 LaSalle (PM Service Only)

During the evening rush period only, northbound #156 LaSalle buses departing from Union Station are traveling west on Van Buren to Wacker then are operating via Wacker to Jackson and resuming the regular route.

The following temporary bus stop change has been made and is in effect for northbound #156 buses during the evening rush period only:

Franklin/Jackson: the near side stop has been removed from service.

Temporary Removal of #29 State Bus Stop at State/Pershing

Currently in effect until Friday, June 1, the southbound far side stop at State/Pershing has been removed from service due to nearby construction work. Customers are advised to board southbound #29 buses one block south at 40th Street.

Temporary Removal of Bus Stop at Archer/Cicero

Currently in effect until approximately 4 p.m. Monday, June 6, the southbound far side bus stop at Archer/Cicero will be temporarily removed from service due to the demolition of a nearby building. This stop is currently served by #62 Archer and #62H Archer/Harlem buses.

During this time, customers can board southbound #62 buses at the existing near side stop at Archer/Cicero. Southbound #62H buses will serve the existing stop located at Archer/Lamon.

Wacker Drive Stage III Work Affecting 18 Downtown CTA Bus Routes

Currently in effect, 18 CTA bus routes that operate in the downtown area near Adams and Monroe streets at Wacker Drive are operating under temporary service changes, due to work associated with Stage III of the Wacker Drive construction project.

Customers are advised to allow extra travel time along these routes:

#1 Indiana/Hyde Park Express

#126 Jackson

#7 Harrison

#129 West Loop/South Loop (PM Service Only)

#14 Jeffery Express

#130 Museum Campus (Operates Mid-May – Labor Day)

#X28 Stony Island Express

#134 Stockton/LaSalle Express

#60 Blue Island/26th

#135 Clarendon/LaSalle Express

#120 Ogilvie/Wacker Express

#136 Sheridan/LaSalle Express

#121 Union/Wacker Express

#151 Sheridan

#123 Illinois Center/Union Express

#156 LaSalle

#124 Navy Pier

#157 Streeterville/Taylor

With the re-opening of Madison Street at Wacker Drive, #19 United Center Express, #20 Madison, #56 Milwaukee and #122 Illinois Center/Ogilvie Express buses have returned to their original routing.

Temporary Relocation of #72 North Avenue Bus Stop

Currently in effect until approximately 6 p.m. Monday, April 23, 2013, the westbound near side stop at North Avenue/Washtenaw has been relocated to a far side stop. This stop is served by #72 North Avenue buses.

Temporary Relocation of Bus Stop at Lake Park/53rd Street

Currently in effect until 4 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2013, the southbound near side stop at Lake Park/53rd Street has been temporarily relocated to a far side stop due to nearby construction work. This stop is served by #6 Jackson Park Express, #X28 Stony Island Express and #171 U of C/Hyde Park buses.

Relocation of #36 Broadway Bus Stop Due to Nearby Construction

Currently in effect until Friday, July 12, 2013, the southbound near side stop at Broadway/Elmdale served by #36 Broadway buses has been relocated to a far side stop due to nearby construction.

Removal of Bus Stop Change Affects Five Routes

Currently in effect until Thursday, August 1, 2013, the mid-block bus stop located at 5800 South Stony Island has been temporarily removed due to construction. This stop is served by the #2 Hyde Park Express, #6 Jackson Park Express, #15 Jeffery Local, #28 Stony Island and #X28 Stony Island Express buses.